2017-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 13 FEBRUARY 2017


Page      Reference                                        Comment
16        More flexible management tools and the use of    Whether the protected area estate is managed by the State, non-government
          third parties to help manage protected areas     organisations, private individuals or local government, there will be a financial impost.
                                                           The use of the third parties to manage protected areas is not supported unless there are
                                                           clear agreements and a reliable revenue stream to effectively manage protected areas.

General   Acceptable uses                                  There is little information on acceptable forms of tourism and recreational use in the Draft
comment                                                    Queensland Protected Area Strategy. Passive, nature based recreation and education
                                                           opportunities, including appropriate low ley eco-tourism facilities are preferred in
                                                           protected areas. Non-passive uses such as quad bikes are generally not supported and
                                                           applications for such use need to be carefully assessed consistent with the Nature
                                                           Conservation Act 1992 cardinal principles for National Parks and an approved park
                                                           management plan.

General   Other options for expanding the protected area          A state land review may highlight biodiversity significant land currently held as
comment   estate                                                    Unallocated State Land (USL) or as leasehold land. This could potentially
                                                                    become part of the protected are estate.
                                                                  There are some State Government lands (e.g. SEQ Water catchment) that
                                                                    significantly contribute to conservation and could be included in protected area
                                                                    reporting.
                                                                  There are also Local Government parcels of land that provide a strategic
                                                                    connection or immediately adjoin a State protected area. Consideration could be
                                                                    given to adding these parcels to the Queensland Government protected area
                                                                    estate.




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